Homeowner stops man in garage, sends him to hospital

ANAHEIM – A 20-year-old man found out the hard way Sunday morning that he had entered the garage of the wrong man.

Anaheim police said Gilberto Luna of Placentia is in Orange County jail, recovering from a beating at the hands of the homeowner whose garage he entered and facing charges of attempted burglary.

The homeowner was alerted by a noise coming from the detached garage of his home in the 1900 block of East Redwood Avenue about 6:20 a.m. At first, he assumed his 14-year-old son must be making the racket, but after finding the son asleep, he decided to investigate.

Approaching the garage, the sight of several of his bicycles sitting outside alerted him that something was going on. Inside the garage, he confronted Luna.

Police said the homeowner, armed with a baseball bat, struck Luna several times, rendering him unable to flee. Meanwhile, the homeowner’s son called 911.

Police first took Luna to the hospital, but his next stop was county jail.